Maverick's First Christmas 2008

This Christmas had a completely different feel then any other Christmas. Jesse kept telling me this is the most excited he has been about Christmas in a long time. Having Maverick in our lives has made us feel so blessed and viewing things in a new light. I see our baby boy grow and changing everyday and his sense of wonder is amazing. You can't help but look at everything in a new way. Family has always been so important in both of our lives and now we have our own little family to make new memories with. We spent Christmas Eve night in Nuevo Progresso with Jesse's family. It was such a good time and the food tasted wonderful. This was also Maverick's first time in Mexico. He did really well and all of Jesse's family wanted to hold him and touch his chubby cheeks. We invited Jesse's family to stay the night with us so we could all be together. Christmas morning everyone watched as Maverick opened his gifts with a little help from Mommy. Half way through the little guy feel asleep, it was too cute. Even though Maverick is still very little and will not remember his first Christmas, it is certain that Jesse and I will. He is growing so fast and sometimes I wish I could slow down the process and keep him little for always. Our first Christmas as a family will always hold a special place in my heart.

Baby's First Christmas

Christmas Cookies

Our Very Own Johnny Cash

Maverick's first Christmas Tree!

We went out this past weekend and got our first tree. Maverick slept though the whole thing. Christmas just seems so much more special this year and we are excited about sharing it with Maverick. He will of course remember none of it because he is so small, but the pictures will remind him of his very first christmas.

Poop

Maverick has said his goodbyes to breast milk and it thanked him by constipating him. We waited and waited and waited. I turned him, flipped him, rocked him, gave him a warm bath with no success. Finally yesterday at 7:30 we did the poop dance of joy! I never imagined I would ever be so happy to see poop in my life. :)

The bambino

Jesse started this blog for Maverick and as his mommy I am in charge of keeping it up to date. I started a scrapbook for Maverick before he was born and now realize how difficult it is going to be to keep up with it. I am hoping this blog stays updated so that one day when Mave is older he can look back and see how much he is loved and how much he has grown.

As new parents we have taken on this wild new adventure of our son's life with a brand new set of eyes. On the day your child comes into this world you have no choice but to jump in feet first with no life preserver. I read as many parenting books as I could, got informed, and thought I did my homework. Boy was I in for a surprise! If you don't know how to swim and simply read a book telling you how to swim does that mean your ready to jump into a pool? Of course not! Sometimes I feel as if I'm sinking fast, but when I look into those beautiful brown eyes and see the tiny face of my son I rise to the surface once again to catch my breath. He is a love like I've never known, the laughter deep in the pit of my belly, a reason to get up three times in the middle of the night, and happens to looks just like the handsomest guy I have ever known. He makes me appreciate all my parents did and still do for me. It's a lot of work, but it's so worth it! With Jesse by my side as my husband, supporter, hand-holder, back rubber, tear drier, listener, love of my life, and most important Maverick's daddy I know everything is gonna be alright!

Above all we love our son and we love each other dearly. This is our family!

A day in the life of Maverick!

My daddy made us Space Helmets!  Lift off!

My very first Thanksgiving!

My Mimi, My cousins, and Me

Cookies my name eatings my game!  Now if I could only sleep for more than three hours!